Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . s-Comite should be applied to for accommodation. Bayreuth (1180 ft.), with 24,556 inhab. (3300 Rom. Cath.), thecapital of Upper Franconia, residence of the Margraves of Branden-burg-Culmbach from 1603 to 1769 and Bavarian since 1810, ismainly indebted for its present appearance to Margrave Christian(d. 1655), who transferred Ms seat from Kulmbach hither, to GeorgeWilliam (d. 1726), and to Frederick (d. 1763), husband of Wil-helmine, the talented sister of Frederick the Great. Under the last-named prince many handsome
Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . s-Comite should be applied to for accommodation. Bayreuth (1180 ft.), with 24,556 inhab. (3300 Rom. Cath.), thecapital of Upper Franconia, residence of the Margraves of Branden-burg-Culmbach from 1603 to 1769 and Bavarian since 1810, ismainly indebted for its present appearance to Margrave Christian(d. 1655), who transferred Ms seat from Kulmbach hither, to GeorgeWilliam (d. 1726), and to Frederick (d. 1763), husband of Wil-helmine, the talented sister of Frederick the Great. Under the last-named prince many handsome buildings were erected. At the end of the street ascending to the right as we quit thestation , is seen the Richard Wagner Theatre (p. 88). To the leftthe Bahnhof-Str. leads over the Main to the Luitpold-Platz, inwhich (to the right) rises the Palace of Duke Alexander of Wurtem-berg. Farther on, to the left beyond the Harmonie-Briicke, is theOpern-Strasse, with the Opera House, a sumptuous building erectedby Margrave Frederick in 1747, and richly decorated in the interior. Geogr. Antit . A DcbeB .Leipzig- to Weiden. BAYREUTH. 18. Route. 87 in the rococo style. At the end of the Opern-Str. is the Maximilian-Platz, whence the Maximilian-Str. diverges to the W., the Lud-wig-Str. to the S., the Bad-Str. and the Richard-Wagner-Str. to theE. The House of Richard Wagner, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 2831/2>built in 1873-74 by Wolfle, bears the inscription : Hier wo meinWahnen Frieden fand, Wahnfried sei dieses Haus von mir be-nannt. Above is a sgraffito by Krausse, representing Wotan as awanderer. In front of the house is a bust of King Lewis II. Wagner(d. 1883) is buried in the garden. The Ludwig-Str. (see above) leads to the Residenz-Platz, inwhich is the New Palace (PL 2), a long building with wings, now aroyal residence, erected in 1753. The left wing now contains thepicture-gallery of the Kunst-Verein (open Sun., Tues., & Thurs.,11-1). The Palace Garden and Park are used as
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